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["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

13. Large figurines of people and bison at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.013.4.14.16
Title:
Large figurines of people and bison at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal in art, Coal miners in art, Folk art, Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

14. Large figurines of coal miners at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.014.4.14.16
Title:
Large figurines of coal miners at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining, Folk art, Coal in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

15. Figurines of coal mining picks and more made at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.015.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines of coal mining picks and more made at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal in art, Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining in art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining, Folk art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

16. Assorted figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.016.4.14.16
Title:
Assorted figurines made from coal dust at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Coal mines and mining, Coal in art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining in art, Folk art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

17. Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.017.4.14.16
Title:
Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal mines and mining in art, Coal mines and mining, Pyrography, Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

18. Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.019.4.14.16
Title:
Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Coal miners--West Virginia
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

19. Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.020.4.14.16
Title:
Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration, American, Coal mines and mining, Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["According to e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, \"The Croatian Cultural Club was founded in Benwood, Marshall County, in 1955 by Mike Perkovic, an immigrant Croatian coal miner who worked for decades to preserve and present Croatian culture around West Virginia.\" The Club used to host Croatian cultural events including polka dances, bands, and dinners.The Club now largely functions as a bar.See e-WV for more about the Croatian Cultural Club: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1681"]%

20. Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood

Identifier:
4224.CroatianCulturalClub.Photo.001.6.21.16
Title:
Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Croatian Americans, Coal mines and mining
Location:
Benwood (W. Va.)
["George Sarris was born in Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run, March 15th 1940. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father worked in the coal mines and then quit to open a restaurant in Osage. In this interview, Sarris talks about growing up in the diverse coal community of Scotts Run, including his opinion of the Roosevelts and his memories of his fathers restaurant. He speaks about the importance of the Scotts Run Museum today and the friendships he maintains with others who grew up in the community.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]%

21. George Sarris in his Morgantown home

Identifier:
4224.SarrisGeorge.Photo.001.4.5.19
Title:
George Sarris in his Morgantown home
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Greek, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Greek American restaurateurs, Community museums, Coal mines and mining
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

22. Thurmond coal tipple in black and white

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.008.3.9.16
Title:
Thurmond coal tipple in black and white
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Railroads
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)